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Meaning of 'retard' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retard [ n.]
- Retardation; delay.
2 . Retard [ v. i.]
- To stay back.
3 . Retard [ v. t.]
- To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate.
- To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.

Meaning of 'retard' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retard [ v]
Meaning (1):
- slow the growth or development of
Example in sentence:
  • The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Meaning (2):
- lose velocity; move more slowly
Example in sentence:
  • The car decelerated
Meaning (3):
- cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
Example in sentence:
  • This drug will retard your heart rate

Nearby Words:

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